Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux
Prudhomat, Lot, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Le château : classement par liste de 1862
- Protection dates
- 1862 : classé MH
- Type
- château fort
- Main period of construction
- 11e siècle, 14e siècle, 17e siècle, 18e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de l'État
- Commune
- Prudhomat
- Département
- Lot
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.89910, 1.82566
- Mérimée reference
- PA00095185
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Au 13e siècle, à cet emplacement, fut fondée la bastide de Bretenoux. Ce château fut aggrandi et restauré jusqu'en 1782. Un incendie le ravagea en 1851. Le plan en triangle comporte un corps de place cantonné à ses sommets de tours rondes et flanqué, sur chacun de ses longs pans, par une tour en fer à cheval. Il est protégé par une enceinte qui l'enveloppe totalement. A l'intérieur de la place, les courtines sont flanquées de bâtiments implantés autour d'une cour d'honneur triangulaire. Datant du 13e siècle, le donjon carré se dresse à l'angle sud-est. Le bâtiment de l'Auditoire, considéré comme étant le donjon du castrum existant en 1050, est adossé à la courtine sud. La chapelle du 15e siècle fait suite à ce bâtiment. Au 17e siècle, le château est percé de fenêtres à meneaux et les corps de logis sud et est sont doublés sur leur longueur.
English translation
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History
In the 13th century, at this location, the bastide of Bretenoux was founded. This castle was enlarged and restored until 1782. A fire ravaged it in 1851. The triangular plan comprises a place with a body set at its corners with round towers and flanked, on each of its long sides, by a horseshoe tower. It is protected by an enclosure which completely surrounds it. Inside the place, the curtain walls are flanked by buildings arranged around a triangular courtyard of honour. Dating from the 13th century, the square keep rises at the south-east corner. The building of the Auditoire, considered to be the keep of the castrum existing in 1050, is set against the south curtain wall. The 15th century chapel follows this building. In the 17th century, the castle is pierced with mullioned windows and the southern and eastern main dwellings are doubled along their length.
Nearby in the register
- Église du château de Castelnau-de-Bretenouxégliseunder 1 mi
- Ancien prieuré de Félènesprieuréunder 1 mi
- Église Saint-Gilles de Bonnevioleégliseunder 1 mi
- Pont de Madaypont1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.